# Arcaea

> Arcaea is a Boston beauty biotechnology company founded by Jasmina Aganovic in 2021. It develops ingredient technologies for beauty brands and sells its own consumer products through Future Society, connecting microbiome research, DNA sequencing and biological engineering with formulation and fragrance design.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Jasmina Aganovic (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** ScentARC prebiotic, Future Society Scent Surrection Collection, Optimal Habitat, Cloud Reverie, Base Scent
- **Notable:** Announced $78 million Series A in October 2021., Acquired Gadusol Laboratories in July 2022., Commercially launched ScentARC in March 2023.

## Products & services

- **ScentARC prebiotic** — Ingredient technology for deodorant formulators, designed to influence underarm microbes and reduce production of odor compounds. Commercial launch March 27, 2023.
- **Future Society Scent Surrection Collection** — Six original fine fragrances informed by DNA sequences of extinct flowers and interpreted by perfumers. Launch announced October 2, 2023, at $98 per 50 ml bottle.
- **Optimal Habitat** — Fragrance-enhancing skin primer; the brand claims scent wear of up to 24 hours. Current 50 ml price is $60.
- **Cloud Reverie** — Future Society fragrance informed by scent molecules from sampled cloud microbes; composed by Daniela Andrier. Current 50 ml price is $98.
- **Base Scent** — Unscented daily prebiotic personal-scent treatment using patent-pending PSE technology. Current price $40 for 100 ml; marketed for use alone or with deodorant or fragrance.
- **Gadusol-derived sun-care technology** — Development program for biologically produced sun-protective compounds following the Gadusol Laboratories acquisition; not presented here as an approved or launched sunscreen.

## Achievements

- Announced $78 million Series A in October 2021.
- Acquired Gadusol Laboratories in July 2022.
- Commercially launched ScentARC in March 2023.
- Launched Future Society with six fragrances and a Nordstrom rollout in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Future Society published the development history and company-reported studies behind Base Scent on September 15.
- **2026-09** — MIT scheduled Aganovic as the September 25 Charles L. Cooney lecturer on biotechnology as a creative medium.
- **2026-04** — Future Society promoted Cloud Reverie, a fragrance informed by atmospheric microbes.

## Links

- Website: https://arcaea.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcaea
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/arcaeabeauty
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arcaea/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/arcaea/

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Last updated: 2026-10-03